Insulated tank jacketing system

Abstract

A jacketing system for cylindrical storage tank structures of the type used for oil, water, etc., wherein vertically disposed insulated panel sections are affixed to wire cable members or the like on the outside walls of the tank structures and improved articulated fasteners are provided for securing the panel sections to the wire cable members.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. An insulating jacketing system for a storage tank wall and the like comprising a plurality of bands arranged circumferentially on and about the outside surface of the tank wall, means tightly securing a band in place, insulated panels secured crosswise of and and against said bands, said panels comprising channel-shaped sections having upstanding and opposed side flanges, one of which includes a terminal bead and the other of which includes a deformable sleeve that can be folded tightly about the bead on a similarly configured and adjacent channel-shaped section, insulaing material affixed to the underside of each panel section and an articulated fastener securing a pair of panel sections to a band, said fastener comprising a link element interposed between the side flanges of the adjacent panel sections and provided at one extremity with a bulbous rivetlike element insertable within and engageable with the interior wall of the bead of the one panel section about which the sleeve of the adjacent panel section is folded and at the other extremity with a deformable clamp crimped about and engagable with the said band. 
     
     
       2. The system as set forth in claim 1 wherein the clamp is provided with anti-rotational tab means. 
     
     
       3. The system as set forth in claim 2 wherein said tab means comprises opposing wing-like elements projecting from opposite sides of the clamp. 
     
     
       4. An insulating jacketing system for a storage tank wall and the like comprising a plurality of bands arranged circumferentially on and about the outside surface of the tank wall, means tightly securing a band in place, insulated panels secured crosswise of and against said bands, said panels comprising channel-shaped sections having upstanding and opposed side flanges one of which includes a terminal bead, and the other of which includes a deformable sleeve that can be folded tightly about the bead on a similarly configured and adjacent channel-shaped section, insulating material affixed to the underside of each panel section and an articulated fastener securing a pair of adjacent panel sections to a band, said fastener comprising a link element interposed between the side flanges of the adjacent panel sections and provided at one extremity with a bulbous rivet-like element insertable within and engageable with the interior wall of the bead of the one panel section about which the sleeve of the adjacent panel section is folded and at the other extremity with a deformable clamp secured to and engagable with the said band and said clamp being pivotally secured to said link element. 
     
     
       5. An insulating jacketing system for a storage tank wall and the like comprising a plurality of bands arranged circumferentially on and about the outside surface of the tank wall, meas tightly securing a band in place, insulated panels secured crosswise of and against said bands, said panels comprising channel-shaped sections having upstanding and opposed side flanges, one of which includes a terminal bead and the other of which includes a deformable sleeve that can be folded tightly about the bead on a similarly configured and adjacent channel-shaped section, insulating material affixed to the underside of each panel section and an articulated fastener securing a pair of adjacent panel sections to a band, said fastener comprising a link element interposed between the side flanges of adjacent panel sections and provided at one extremity with a bulbous rivet-like element insertable within and engagable with the interior wall of the bead of the one panel section about which the sleeve of the adjacent panel section is folded and at the other extremity with a deformable clamp secured to and engagable with the said band, said clamp being provided with anti-rotational tab means and said tab means being located adjacent the point of connection between the link element and the clamp. 
     
     
       6. An insulating jacketing system for a storage tank wall and the like comprising a plurality of bands arranged circumferentially on and about the outside surface of the tank wall, means tightly securing a band in place, insulated panels secured crosswise of and against said bands, said panels comprising channel-shaped sections having upstanding and opposed side flanges, one of which includes a terminal bead and the other of which includes a deformable sleeve that can be folded tightly about the bead on a similarly configured and adjacent channel-shaped section, insulating material affixed to the underside of each panel section and an articulated fastener securing a pair of adjacent panel sections to a band, said fastener comprising a link element interposed between the side flanges of the adjacent panel sections and provided at one extremity with a bulbous rivet-like element insertable within and engagable with the interior wall of the bead of the one panel section about which the sleeve of the adjacent panel section is folded and at the other extremity with a deformable clamp secured to and engageable with the said band, the said clamp being provided with anti-rotational tab means and said tab means being located remote from the point of connection between the link element and the clamp. 
     
     
       7. A jacketing system for a storage tank wall and the like comprising a plurality of wire band means arranged circumferentially on and about the outside surface of the tank wall, means securing said wire band means to said tank wall, panels secured crosswise of and against said band means, said panels being made in the form of channel-shaped sections having opposed and upstanding side flanges one of which includes a terminal bead and the other of which includes a deformable sleeve that can be folded tightly about the bead on a similarly configured and adjacent panel section and an articulated fastener securing a pair of adjacent panel sections to one of the wire band means, said fastener comprising a flat blade-type link element interposed between the side flanges of the said adjacent panel sections and provided at one extremity with a bulbous head element insertable within and engagable with the hollow interior of the bead of the one panel section about which the sleeve of the adjacent panel section is adapted to be folded and said link element being provided at the other extremity with a deformable clamp crimped about the said one wire band means. 
     
     
       8. The system as set forth in claim 7 wherein the clamp is pivotally affixed to the link element. 
     
     
       9. The system as set forth in claim 7 wherein the clamp is provided with anti-rotational tab means. 
     
     
       10. The system as set forth in claim 9 wherein said tab means comprise opposing wing-like elements projecting from opposite sides of the clamp. 
     
     
       11. The system as set forth in claim 7 wherein a layer of insulating material is affixed to the underside of each panel section. 
     
     
       12. The system as set forth in claim 7 wherein the panels are held in spaced relation to said tank wall by means of said fastener. 
     
     
       13. The system as set forth in claim 7 wherein the band means comprise a stranded wire band.